jerkily

Example Sentences

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A tear skittered down my cheek and was jerkily wiped away.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2019

Sirens sound, the youth turns to run into a bunker, and the camera jerkily follows.

From Nature • Jan. 1, 2019

Dolgopolov does not so much stroke the tennis ball as he jerkily slaps at it, but when his timing is on, the results are breathtaking.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2017

“Be my hero! The world is right before me, the future is in my eyes!” a pop singer crooned as they jerkily pumped their small, identical fists in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 24, 2016

Despite all that, after a minute or two we were—bumpily, jerkily, somewhat hesitatingly—on our way.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs